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SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 304
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
425 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Extreme southeast Kansas
Southwest and south central Missouri
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 425 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forming along a cold front and in the
open warm sector across southwest and south central Missouri. The
storm environment favors a mix of supercells and storm clusters
capable of producing isolated very large hail to 2.5 inches in
diameter and outflow gusts of 60-70 mph.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles north of Vichy
MO to 30 miles south southwest of Monett MO. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 302...WW 303...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
29025.
...Thompson
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 304 SEVERE TSTM KS MO 242125Z - 250400Z
AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35N VIH/VICHY MO/ - 30SSW UMN/MONETT MO/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM E/W /24ESE COU - 14N RZC/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29025.
LAT...LON 38639047 36479285 36479537 38639307
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 304 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 304
VALID 250135Z - 250240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 S GMJ TO
25 NW SGF TO 20 E COU.
..MOORE..05/25/24
ATTN...WFO...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 304
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
MOC009-029-043-059-065-067-077-091-105-109-119-125-131-149-153-
161-167-169-203-209-213-215-225-229-250240-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARRY CAMDEN CHRISTIAN
DALLAS DENT DOUGLAS
GREENE HOWELL LACLEDE
LAWRENCE MCDONALD MARIES
MILLER OREGON OZARK
PHELPS POLK PULASKI
SHANNON STONE TANEY
TEXAS WEBSTER WRIGHT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 304
VALID 250045Z - 250140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 SE GMJ TO
30 NNW SGF TO 20 ENE JEF.
..LYONS..05/25/24
ATTN...WFO...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 304
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
MOC009-029-043-059-065-067-077-091-105-109-119-125-131-149-153-
161-167-169-203-209-213-215-225-229-250140-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARRY CAMDEN CHRISTIAN
DALLAS DENT DOUGLAS
GREENE HOWELL LACLEDE
LAWRENCE MCDONALD MARIES
MILLER OREGON OZARK
PHELPS POLK PULASKI
SHANNON STONE TANEY
TEXAS WEBSTER WRIGHT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 304
VALID 242325Z - 250040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 W GMJ TO
5 W JLN TO 50 NNW SGF TO 30 W COU.
..LYONS..05/24/24
ATTN...WFO...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 304
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
MOC009-015-029-039-043-057-059-065-067-077-085-091-097-105-109-
119-125-131-141-145-149-153-161-167-169-203-209-213-215-225-229-
250040-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARRY BENTON CAMDEN
CEDAR CHRISTIAN DADE
DALLAS DENT DOUGLAS
GREENE HICKORY HOWELL
JASPER LACLEDE LAWRENCE
MCDONALD MARIES MILLER
MORGAN NEWTON OREGON
OZARK PHELPS POLK
PULASKI SHANNON STONE
TANEY TEXAS WEBSTER
WRIGHT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 304
VALID 242150Z - 242240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..05/24/24
ATTN...WFO...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 304
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC021-242240-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEROKEE
$$
MOC009-011-015-029-039-043-057-059-065-067-077-085-091-097-105-
109-119-125-131-141-145-149-153-161-167-169-185-203-209-213-215-
217-225-229-242240-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARRY BARTON BENTON
CAMDEN CEDAR CHRISTIAN
DADE DALLAS DENT
DOUGLAS GREENE HICKORY
HOWELL JASPER LACLEDE
LAWRENCE MCDONALD MARIES
MILLER MORGAN NEWTON
OREGON OZARK PHELPS
POLK PULASKI ST. CLAIR
SHANNON STONE TANEY
TEXAS VERNON WEBSTER
WRIGHT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Mod (60%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (90%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.